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Introduction to Modern Telecoms

  • Course Name: Introduction to Modern Telecoms
  • Duration: 3 days
  • Technical Level: 2

Overview

This training course provides an excellent grounding in Modern Telecommunications, with the basics presented in a clear and easy to understand format. Current and evolving Services, Applications, Technologies and Networks, within the Fixed, Mobile and Data/Internet environments are all examined enabling the delegate to gain a comprehensive overview of the Telecommunications Industry, and its rapid evolution towards a converged multimedia network.

Course Objectives

  • Chart the evolution of telecommunications and the global trends in the development of services and applications
  • Describe the five basic requirements of all communications networks
  • Discuss with confidence the emerging role of Applications and Services in the 21st Century
  • Understand the key differences and advantages of various transmission media types: Copper, Radio and Fibre-Optic, and their associated transmission systems
  • State current and future Fixed Network concepts including switching principles and network topologies
  • Understand Mobile Networks and their migration paths including how different technologies are categorised according to the generational model (1G, 2G, 2.5G and 3G)
  • Explain the fundamentals of IP and Data Communications within both corporate and public networks
  • Understand the operation of the Internet and its topology
  • Understand modern Radio Systems including technologies such as Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMAX, TETRA and Satellite-based systems.
  • Describe the evolving world of Telecommunications

Course Requirements

No prior knowledge of telecommunications is assumed.